Golf ball tee



Dec. 28, 1948. s, H 2,457,670

GOLF BALL TEE 2 SheetsSheet 1 Filed April 19, 1946 INVE IEOR LEHMHN s. HARVEY ATTORNEY L. S. HARVEY GOLF BALL TEE Dec. 28 194 8.

2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 19, 1946 INVENTOR .LEHMFN S. HARVEY.

ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 28, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE v 2,451,676 a GOLF BALL 'rizn Leanian S. Harvey, Waterbury, Conn. Application April 19, 1946, Serial No. 663,518

This invention relates to golfers apparatus, and more particularly to a golf ball tee constructed of flexible rubber, plastic or other nonmetallic material, and adapted for use on grass and bare ground.

One object of the present invention is to provide a golf tee of the above nature which will be adjustable. in height, unbreakable, having no points to wear out the players pocket, and having a tiltable ball-supporting post capable, of being swung to upright position even when used upon uneven surfaces.

A further object is to provide a device on the above nature in which the ball-supportingpost is frictionally and pivotally mounted in a flat base, and in which the post has concave seats on both sides and ends. l

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature in which the base of the tee has means for limitingthe swinging of the post in both directions. l t

A further object is to provide a device of the above nature which will be simple in construction, easy to install, manipulate, and clean, compact, ornamental in appearance, and very efficient and durable in use.

With these and other objects in view, there have been illustrated on the accompanying drawings several forms in which the invention may conveniently be embodied in practice.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 represents a top plan view of the first form of golf ball tee, as it appears with the ballsupporting post in vertical position, and with an anchor weight attached to th'ebase thereof byacord.

Fig. 2 is an end view of the same, with the anchor weight removed, and with the ball in playing position. t

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken along'the' line 3-3 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line 4-4 of Fig. 1, and with the ball-supporting post in horizontal position.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 with the tee resting upon uneven ground with one end raised.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view, similar to Fig. 3, of a modified form of the invention, in which the tiltable ball-supporting post has a vertical slot frictionally mounted on the pivotpin to permit the h ight of the ball to be adjusted.

Fig. B'Ais a. plan view of a third form of the invention having a fiat imperforate base forming ball I a seat for the ball-supporting post when swung struck by the club, provision is made of an-eyee,

ineither direction.

Fig. 7 is a side view of the same, with the ballsupporting post shown in vertical position.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the same, taken along the line B 8 of Fig. 7. f

horizontal position.

Fig. 10is a side view, similar to Fig. 7, showing the appearance of the tee when the'bas'e is resting on uneven ground.

Referring now. to the drawings in which l ike reference numerals denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral It).

indicates a circular disk-like base constructed oiv flexible material, such as rubber, and having a rectangular central aperture H, below which is a shallow concave recess l2. At the sides of the rectangular aperture ll, provision is made of a pair of rounded raised cars l3, [4 for supporting a horizontal cross pin l5 preferably, roundin cross section and constructed of rawhide and upon which is. mounted a. ball-supporting post, l'6 preferably," constructed of rubber." The cross, pin [[5 is thicker than the .width of I the aperture in the post, I6 50 as to provide a frictional mount-.

ingtherein. W l .The,:p0st I6 is provided with 20 on the opposite sides thereof. The cross pin I5, is :eccentrically mounted in the ball post 16 lengthwise :of said post, whereby four different. -heights for teeing the ball may be secured, and the position of the ball with respect to the center of the base may also be varied. l

i In order to prevent the tee from beingxdriven too far from the teeing ground when the ball is In operation, the post I6 will first be swung to the angular position desired, and the ball B will be seated on said post, as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4 with the cross pin [5 arranged at right angles to the line of flight. If the tee should happen to V Fig. 9 is a sectional view, taken along the line 9"-9 of Fig. 6A, with the ball-supporting post in I a pair of con cave ball-supporting seats l1, l8 on its opposite. ends,,anda pair of similar concave ball seats I9,.

rest on uneven ground, as shown in Fig. 5, the post may be tilted slightly on the cross pin l5 so as to maintain the ball seat in a horizontal position.

Second Form In the second form of the invention shown in Fig. 6, a ball-supporting post is provided with a concave upper ball seat 26 and said post has an interior" elongated vertical slot- 21,"therwidth m Third Form Inthe third form of the invention shownfin Figs. 6A to 10, provision is made of a tee having a rectangular base zahaving a fiat bottom 29, and raised ears3'0, 3| on the upper suriacethereof. Within the center of the base 28 is a rectangular top recess 32 which is adapted to form a'seat fora ball-supporting post 33' when the latter is swung in either direction with respect thereto. v

"'Iliepost'33 is provided with a concave: seat 34 on its upper endand a concave seat 35 on one side thereof. A pivot pin preferably of rawhide is fri'ctionally mounted in the ears 30, 3|. The' post 33 is provided with a flat endstop 31, and a fiat side stop 38 for engaging the recess 32 to limit the swinging of the ball-supporting post in opposite directions.

One'advantage of the above invention is .tha

by making the post-oi rubber, the ball will be more securely held in position thereon. v

While there have-been disclosed in this specification' several forms in which the invention maybeembodiedit'is to be understood that these forms areshown for the purpose of illustration on1y,'and that the invention is notto be limited to'the specific disclosures, but may-be .modified and embodied in various other forms with out departing from its spirit. In short, the invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within scope of the following claims,

Having thus fully described -'the"invention, what is' claimed as new and for which it is "'desired tosec'ure Letters Patent is:

l-. -In a two part' golf tee, a flexiblebase-having a rectangular centraiaperture,a'flexibleballsupporting postloc'ated within said aperture, and alateraicpivot pin securing said post in said'base.

said pos't being adapted to swing in said aperture" when the ball is struck, so as not to retard the club head when striking the ball, and friction means for resisting swinging movement of said post, said friction means comprising openings in said post and in said base embracing said pivot pin, whereby said post may be manually adjusted and temporarily maintained in a vertical position without regard to the specific slope of the surface upon which the basemay rest.

2. The invention defined i'n'claim 1,;in which provision is made of a pairbfears upstanding vfrom said base at the sides of said aperture and supporting said pivot pin.

3.'- The invention defined in claim 1, in which said ball-supporting post is eccentrically mounted on said" pivot pin both crosswise and lengthwise with respectto said post.

4. The invention defined in claim 1, in which said post comprises means for supporting a ball at selectively different elevations above said base. 5. FTBie inventionas'. definedin claim '1, in which one of said" openings is a vertical slot in said ballsupporting 'post', the: sides of said slot frictionally engaging said pivot pinto permit said post'to remain in any desired vertical position.

6."The invention 'as. defined in claim 1; in which whereby the golf tee is adapted'ito'have stable:

support when resting upon uneven ground.

"8'.:In-a two-partportable golf tee adapted to becarried by the user,"a base having a slot', a bail-supporting member located insai'd slot, a substantially horizontal pivot pinpassing through said ball 'supporting member'and mountedin'said angular adjustedpositions with relation tosaid baseiwhereb'y a golf ball may besupp'orted 'fi'rmly by saidtee upon sloping and uneven ground.

' s. HARVEY. REFERENCES CITED v I d The following references are 'ofirecordllin file of this patent: V v

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